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daryl mccollin
daryl mccollin
303 Points

WP Update Failed

Hi , Im having issues with updating the directory please see message and if this is something you can help.

please see message that I keep getting below.


Update WordPress

Downloading update from https://downloads.wordpress.org/release/wordpress-4.1.1-partial-0.zip…

Unpacking the update…

Kind regards

Daryl Could not create directory.

Installation Failed

2 Answers

Yongshuo Wang
Yongshuo Wang
5,500 Points

Most time the wordpress updating failed is because the access permission.

You may don't have permission to create directory.

daryl mccollin
daryl mccollin
303 Points

Hi Ive tried changing the permissions on the content folder. from 755 to 777. This hasn't resolved the issue. Any more ideas of what it could be?

Thanks

Daryl

daryl mccollin
daryl mccollin
303 Points

Hi Ive tried changing the permissions on the content folder. from 755 to 777. This hasn't resolved the issue. Any more ideas of what it could be?

Thanks

Daryl